# Paharpur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Paharpur

Paharpur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,606 people in 879 households**, the 11th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,606people (2011)
- 879households
- 67.0%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paharpur

Of every 100 households in Paharpur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paharpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paharpur?

■ Paharpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**944

Working population ****30.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 60.1% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 245 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (20%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 469 (42%) · **■** Marginal 142 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanchal - I

- Swarupganj4,368 people
- Gauria4,236 people
- Kharba3,744 people
- Matiharpur3,695 people
- Arbara3,561 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people
- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people
- Birasthali3,206 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paharpur?3,606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paharpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paharpur?67.0% (Census 2011)